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### 20 Prevailing presumptions
> [*\[Section 20 Inserted by No. 42 of 1994, s. 10, Applied:01 Aug 1997\]*](/view/html/inforce/1997-08-01/act-1994-042#GS10@EN)
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> > (1) If 2 or more presumptions, or some of those presumptions, conflict and are not rebutted in any proceedings, the presumption that appears to the court to be the more or most likely to be correct prevails.
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> > (2) This section does not apply to a presumption arising under [section 8B(1)](#GS8B@Gs1@EN) .